Harvey (Ramon), The Qur’an and the Just Society, Foreword by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem, Edinburg, Edinburg University Press, 2017, 352 p. ISBN 978-1474403290

The Author

Ramon Harvey is a Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Ebrahim College. He has published articles on the history of Qur’anic qirāʾāt and regularly presents at national and international academic conferences. As well as Qur’anic studies, his research interests are in philosophy, theology and early Islamic intellectual history.

Presentation

What is justice? How can it be realised within society? These are universal concerns and are central to the primary scripture of Islam, the Qur’an. Utilising a pioneering theological and hermeneutic framework adapted from both classical Muslim literature and contemporary academic studies of the Qur’an, Ramon Harvey explores the underlying principles of its system of social justice. Dividing his book into four parts, he covers Qur’anic Ethics, Political Justice (politics, peace, war), Distributive Justice (fair trade, alms, marriage, inheritance) and Corrective Justice (public and private crimes). His reading of the Qur’an reconstructs the text as normatively engaging these spheres of justice in their socio-historical context and lays the foundations for future contemporary articulations of Qur’anic ethics.
Biographie de l’auteur
Ramon Harvey is a Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Ebrahim College. He has published articles on the history of Qur’anic qira’at and regularly presents at national and international academic conferences. As well as Qur’anic studies, his research interests are in philosophy, theology and early Islamic intellectual history.

Content

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements

Introduction

I – Qur’anic Ethics

Chapter 1 – Moral Narrative
Chapter 2 – Theology and Ethics
Chapter 3 – Hermeneutics
Chapter 4 – Historical Context

II – Political Justice

Chapter 5 – Politics
Chapter 6 – Peace
Chapter 7 – War

III – Distributive Justice

Chapter 8 – Fair Trade
Chapter 9 – Alms
Chapter 10 – Marriage
Chapter 11 – Inheritance

IV. Corrective Justice

Chapter 12 – Public Crimes
Chapter 13 – Private Crimes

Conclusion

Glossary of Arabic Terminology
Bibliography
Notes
Index of Qur’anic Verses
General Index